Tim Check for air leaks - especially if the carb is a little loose. It happened on my 69's Holley Æyn --- Tim Klein <iml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > (Apologies if this is a duplicate posting. Stupid hotel > Internet connection...) > > I'm currently on the road in my '67 far from home (posting this > from > a hotel room in Bentonville, Arkansas), and the Imperial has > developed a new problem. So far it hasn't left me stranded, > but I > figured I'd better post here now, in case it does get that bad > before > I make it home... > > I'm finding that if I start the engine after it's good and warm > (from > driving), it won't stay running unless I keep my foot on the > gas a > little. And even then, as I'm slowly driving out of whatever > parking > lot I'm in, it hesitates a bit, acting as if it's barely > getting > enough fuel. > > But... starting up cold is no problem. And once I get on the > road, > it's fine. And after it's been up to speed for a while, I > don't have > to keep my foot on the gas while idling at a red light. In > other > words, the problem (so far) happens only upon restarting the > car > while the engine is still warm. > > Fuel pump problem, maybe? For a '67, is that one of those > blessed > parts that's actually easy to find in retail auto parts shops? > (Even > if so, I doubt I'm up to replacing it myself.) > > Thanks for any advice! > > Tim Klein > '67 Crown 4DHT > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com > ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. > Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will > be > shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for > the > Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm